Subsidies for universities have been cut, provoking reductions in teachers' salaries and class choices. Meanwhile, students are asked to pay more and more in tuition at state universities where costs are rising faster than inflation. more>

VIDEO :: Immigrant students encourage support for the Dream Act. more>

There is fear that in 2010 unemployment will only minimally decrease, with many consequences to follow. more>

Most of us Poles have experienced the benefits of ZUS (Zaklad Ubezpieczen Spolecznych – Social Insurance Institute) in the flesh. Americans, it seems, want to experience it on their own. more>

The analysis conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), gathering data from the 30 richest countries, indicates that our health care system is among the least effective. more>

The author advocates for support of undocumented Poles in the United States who have been less lucky than previous émigrés.

VIDEO :: On December 15th Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced a new immigration reform bill in the House.

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Poles who do not support immigration reform don't welcome the inflow of Latinos into the United States. One can say they are racist; someone else might argue that they fear for the economy. Whatever their reasoning, Polish Americans have turned their backs on undocumented immigrants, including their own.

VIDEO :: Movie Trailer: TONY & JANINA'S AMERICAN WEDDING, is a feature length documentary that gets to the heart of the broken U.S. immigration system, when after 19 years in America, a Chicago family is torn apart, as Janina Wasilewski is deported back to Poland. more>

VIDEO :: As of September 11, 2009, eight years after the attack on the World Trade Center, ground zero workers are still getting sick at a rate of 200 per month.

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Census representatives will have to knock on 47 million doors and they will not be welcomed at many of them. more>

Polish President Lech Kaczyński clearly had no time to devote to the New York Polish community during his visit to the city to attend the UN General Assembly session. We did not hear any declarations from the government of our country on how Poland perceives us, what we mean to Poland and what the country has to offer us. more>

The author asks: Is it possible to retroactively criminalize actions that were deemed legal and acceptable under the Bush administration?

AUDIO :: Last week, NPR's All Things Considered reported that former Vice President said politics are behind the Obama administration decision to investigate CIA interrogators. more>

For Poles, as an ethnic group, children's education is a priority. The author fears that with the closing of many Catholic schools, a popular choice for their children, the educational options are seriously narrowed. more>

While the Obama administration postpones immigration reform, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is talking about an aggressive policy against undocumented immigrants.

VIDEO :: Dozens of picketers greet Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in Manhattan, protesting the Obama administration's embrace and expansion of Bush-era immigration enforcement policies. more>

Rather than implementing a costly new biometric verification system, improving the existing e-Verify system is more reasonable. more>

The new regulation does not curb abuses by the police. It allows officers to go after immigrants and charge them with the pettiest law violations. more>

In Trenton, the state capital, politicians are running a campaign to adopt stringent laws, making finding employment without legal papers practically impossible. more>

The phenomenon that we have covered and commented on many occasions – i.e. immigrant Poles returning home – seems to be global in scope and the concern of many nations.

VIDEO :: As the U.S. economy declines, more Mexican immigrants are returning home. more>

"Undocumented immigrants take the bus, the train, they go to the hospital and their children go to school," said assistant regional Census manager Allison Cenac. "We need them to be included in funding so that we can serve them well," she added.

AUDIO :: The Census Bureau has begun a public relations blitz to reach New Yorkers.  WNYC's Arun Venugopal reports. more>

When asked if they would participate in the pro-immigration rallies, which are going to be held around the country on May 1st, N.Y. Poles said no. more>

Thanks to their numbers and increasing power, it is  Latinos who can contribute to breaking the last opposition to immigration reform on Capitol Hill. more>

The White House announced that amnesty is not going to be given higher priority than alleviating the crisis or handling the health care reform.

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Viktor Forys, a Polish physician and resident of Chicago, undertook the difficult task of running for a political office. When it came down to taking action, however, Poles proved not to be ready for the challenge. more>

No logical thinking person could believe the myth that Poles will swarm to the United States in search of work when the country is stricken by a recession. more>

In order to survive these hard times, we need optimism and human solidarity. more>

Marek, 33, is one of the 693,000 New Yorkers who lost their jobs in December. “I worked for an IT company. At the first signs of the recession, my employers fired a dozen people. I was let go before Christmas,” he says. more>

The Common Council of New Britain, Connecticut is scheduled to consider a nonbinding resolution on September 10, calling on the highest levels of government to show mercy to a Polish family beset by health hardships and mandatory deportation proceedings. more>

Make your coffee at home instead of buying it at cafes and delis – this alone may save you up to $1,500 a year. This was one of many tips in the Consumer Protection Board’s (CPB) recently launched “Stretch the Dollar,” campaign. more>

“Negative myths are often created by mentioning single incidents and blowing them up so that they seem to create a pattern or a rule,” said Waldman, from Media Matters Action Network. more>

Very often caregivers have no idea about cultural and social aspects crucial in raising a child from an immigrant background. more>

Since the U.S. dollar has weakened, Poles are now sending over practically everything: from clothing to cars, motorcycles, quads, and even motorboats. Surfing boats and skies are not a rarity either. more>

In the coming decades America will become increasingly dependent on immigrants. The demographic profile of the American society will change dramatically too. In 2050, white people will no longer constitute the majority in the United States, though they will remain the country’s largest ethnic minority. more>